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10 Weird Skateboard Tricks

By: Jessica Mousseau

Break Studios Contributing Writer

The 10 weird skateboard tricks will vary depending upon who a person talks to. Each skateboarder has their own views of weird tricks they have seen.

  1. The Acid Drop: Some people consider this an accident instead of a trick. It consists of riding straight off an object and dropping to the ground. It is one of the 10 weird skateboard tricks that everyone can do.
  2. Airwalk: It involves holding the nose and splitting the legs as if walking. The more walking you do the better in this weird trick.
  3. Alley-Oop: A person rotates their body 180 degrees in the air. There are many versions of this weird skateboard trick.
  4. Anti casper: An upside down skateboard is used with this weird skateboard trick. A skater can slide along a surface before stopping.
  5. Backflip: It is merely a flip end-over-end by both the rider and the board. This weird trick was invented in 1997 and is very popular.
  6. Backside: This trick is when the rider turns backwards. This weird trick can sometimes involve rotating the board as well. The skater will then slide away from the obstacle backwards.
  7. Backside grab: This top 10 weird skateboard trick is done by grabbing the back of the board with the hands between the heels. A person must be very confident of themselves to perform this trick.
  8. Bank Standing: This weird trick is performed on a flat surface with different steepness to it. A skater bends down then stands up when leaving the bank.
  9. 360: This 360 degree weird skateboard trick is done by experts only. A person must is facing the back of the board then rotates to the front. They then rotate to the back again.
  10. Boardslide: This skateboard trick is for an expert only. The skater positions themselves between the nose and the tail of the board.
Posted on: Oct. 01, 2010